Stefan wrote this song (which doesn’t have an official title) in the last week of September 2020, and performed it during a fundraiser livestream for the ACLU on November 1, 2020.
Sick of myself and I'm sick of the greed
Sick of avoiding the reality
Sick of every single person I meet
And I'm sick of the drugs, they've been consuming me
Making all kinds of money
To act like a piece of shit
If I could just get my head right
Maybe I'd be getting rich
While you work your desk job
Completely oblivious
Saying, it's not what you want, but it is what it is
Down on the ground floor, it's sink or swim
You kick down and pull up if you want to get in
You can find me someone who benefits
You want some, you want more, so
You're voting for him
So fuck off and die
All you miserable pricks
I'm so sick of the dredge, but baby I'm
Dick deep in it
And withall of this sadness, you just
Can't control it, saying
It's not what you want, but nothing is
[Humming]
When the work day is over
And you, feel no relief
And you're stuck in traffic
Wishing you're dead, or at least asleep
And when everything's broken
And even the victories feel like defeat
Well you got what you want, but forgot what you need
It Is What It Is was written by Stefan Babcock.
Stefan Babcock released It Is What It Is on Sun Nov 01 2020.